I have another best friend who lives in the magical land of Florida. Her name is Maryland. Sorry…Marilyn. (Sometimes people call her that…really?!)

Sometimes people also call her Merlin…like her boyfriend Atul. I love that he calls her that.

Well, anyway my friend Marilyn/Merlin can be silly (she is my friend after all! Fun story – we met in 2nd grade when she moved here. I remember talking to her when she first moved from Kansas. I think my teacher sent me to go bug Mar since I was…how you say…chatty. Anyway, that began a long love affair including soccer and band and whatnot.). So this picture is based on a photo of her perched in the bushes with a caption from Atul calling her Merlin.